Three Can Keep a Secret

Marc Notes: ; Joe Gunther and his team, the Vermont Bureau of Investigation, are usually called in on major cases by local Vermont enforcement whenever they need backup. But after the state is devastated by Hurricane Irene, the police from one end of the state are taxed to their limits, leaving Joe involved in an odd, seemingly unrelated series of cases. In the wake of the hurricane, a seventeen-year-old gravesite's exposed, revealing a coffin that had been filled with rocks instead of the remains.. Review Quotes:"This fine series offers all the elements that have captivated readers for more than two decades: solid police-procedural detail, a vivid sense of place, and wonderfully human interactions." --"Booklist" on "Paradise City""A riveting read... Mayor writes an intelligent mystery.... It's a pleasure to find a story that captures readers' attention, makes them care about the characters--and offers such dark chills." --"Associated Press" on "Tag Man ""Mayor's heart-racing tale ends in a dramatic finish that will leave readers gasping . . . An excellent police procedural series that deserves a wider readership." --"Library Journal" (starred) on "Red Herring"Biographical Note: In addition to being a bestselling novelist, ARCHER MAYOR is an investigator for the sheriff's department, the state medical examiner, and has twenty-five years of experience as a firefighter/EMT. His Joe Gunther series includes "Tag Man," "Red Herring," and "Paradise City." He lives in Newfane, Vermont. Publisher Marketing: Archer Mayor's "New York Times" bestselling Joe Gunther series returns with a complex case involving two corpses, one escaped mental patient, and a long-held secret that binds them together ""Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead." --Ben Franklin"""Joe Gunther and his team--the Vermont Bureau of Investigation (VBI)--are usually called in on major cases by local Vermont enforcement whenever they need expertise and back-up. But after the state is devastated by Hurricane Irene, the police from one end of the state are taxed to their limits, leaving Joe Gunther involved in an odd, seemingly unrelated series of cases. In the wake of the hurricane, a seventeen year old gravesite is exposed, revealing a coffin that had been filled with rocks instead of the expected remains. At the same time, an old, retired state politician turns up dead at his high-end nursing home, in circumstances that leave investigators unsure that he wasn't murdered. And a patient who calls herself The Governor has walked away from a state mental facility during the post-hurricane flood. It turns out that she was indeed once "Governor for a Day," over forty years ago, but that she might have also been falsely committed and drugged to keep her from revealing something that she saw all those years ago. Amidst the turmoil and the disaster relief, it's up to Joe Gunther and his team to learn what really happened with the two corpses--one missing--and what secret "The Governor" might have still locked in her brain that links them all. Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 08/19/2013 (EAN 9781250026132, Hardcover) Booklist 09/01/2013 pg. 48 (EAN 9781250026132, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2013 (EAN 9781250026132, Hardcover) Library Journal 10/01/2013 pg. 64 (EAN 9781250026132, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Mayor, Archer Archer Mayor has been on the New York Times Bestseller list. He is a winner of the New England Booksellers Association/NEBA Award for Best Fiction. -- the first time a writer of crime literature was so honored. His Joe Gunther detective series is one of the most enduring and critically acclaimed police procedural series being written today.